Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fry \Fry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Frying}.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast,
   parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf. {Fritter}.]
   To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat,
   butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in
   boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.

Frying \Fry"ing\, n.
   The process denoted by the verb fry.

   {Frying pan}, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying
      meat. vegetables, etc.

Source : WordNet®

frying
     n : cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle [syn: {sauteing}]